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Contents
Information 97
The Authors 11
Sights & Activities 99
Quirky Aitutaki 104
Tours 105
Getting Started 13
Sleeping 105
Eating 108
Drinking &
Itineraries 18
Entertainment 109
Shopping 110
Getting There & Away 110
Snapshot 21
Getting Around 111
History 22
 Atiu 112
History 113
The Culture 113
The Culture 27
Environment 114
Information 115
Dangers &
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Annoyances 115
Myths & Legends 34
Sights &
Activities 115
Quirky  Atiu 118
Environment 39
Tours 119
Sleeping 119
Eating 120
Food & Drink 43
Drinking &
Entertainment 121
Shopping 121
Rarotonga 47
Getting There & Away 122
Getting Around 122
History 48
The Culture 49
Environment 50
Ma uke 123
Orientation 51
History 124
Information 51
The Culture 124
Avarua 56
Environment 124
Around the Island 61
Information 125
Activities 67
Dangers & Annoyances 125
Rarotonga for Children 72
Sights & Activities 125
Tours 77
Tours 127
Festivals & Events 77
Sleeping 128
Sleeping 78
Eating 129
Eating 85
Drinking &
Drinking & Entertainment 89
Entertainment 129
Shopping 91
Getting There & A
Getting There & Away 93
way 129
Getting Around 94
Getting Around 129
Aitutaki 96 Mitiaro 130
History 97 History 131
Orientation 97 The Culture 131
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Environment 131 History 154
Transport 174
Information 131 Information 155
Dangers & Sleeping 155
Annoyances 132
Getting There &
Health 182
Sights & Activities 133 Away 155
Quirky Mitiaro 134 PUKAPUKA 156
Tours 135 History 156
Language 188
Sleeping & Eating 135 The Culture 156
Entertainment 135 Information 157
Shopping 135 Getting There &
Glossary 191
Away 157
Getting There & Away 135
NASSAU 158
Getting Around 135
History 158
Behind the Scenes 193
Information 158
Mangaia 136
Getting There &
Away 158
History 137
Index 199
SUWARROW 158
The Culture 137
History 158
Environment 138
Getting There &
Information 139 World Time Zones 203
Away 159
Sights & Activities 139
Tours 141
Directory 160 Map Legend 204
Sleeping 142
Eating 143
Drinking &
Entertainment 143
Shopping 143
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